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OC1.04 – demonstrate an understanding of the processes of addition and condensation polymerization;
OC1.05 – describe a variety of organic compounds present in living organisms, and explain their
importance to those organisms (e.g., proteins, carbohydrates, fats, nucleic acids).
Developing Skills of Inquiry and Communication
OC2.01 – use appropriate scientific vocabulary to communicate ideas related to organic chemistry (e.g.,
functional group, polymer);
OC2.02 – use the IUPAC system to name and write appropriate structures for the different classes of
organic compounds, including alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, ethers, amines,
amides, and simple aromatic compounds;
OC2.03 – build molecular models of a variety of aliphatic, cyclic, and aromatic organic compounds;
OC2.04 – identify some nonsystematic names for organic compounds (e.g., acetone, isopropyl alcohol,
acetic acid);
OC2.05 – predict and correctly name the products of organic reactions, including substitution, addition,
elimination, esterification, hydrolysis, oxidation, and polymerization reactions (e.g., preparation of
an ester, oxidation of alcohols with permanganate);
OC2.06 – carry out laboratory procedures to synthesize organic compounds (e.g., preparation of an ester,
polymerization).
Relating Science to Technology, Society, and the Environment
OC3.01 – present informed opinions on the validity of the use of the terms organic, natural, and chemical
in the promotion of consumer goods;
OC3.02 – describe the variety and importance of organic compounds in our lives (e.g., plastics, synthetic
fibres, pharmaceutical products);
OC3.03 – analyse the risks and benefits of the development and application of synthetic products (e.g.,
polystyrene, aspartame, pesticides, solvents);
OC3.04 – provide examples of the use of organic chemistry to improve technical solutions to existing or
newly identified health, safety, and environmental problems (e.g., leaded versus unleaded gasoline;
hydrocarbon propellants versus chlorofluorocarbons [CFCs]).
Energy Changes and Rates of Reaction
Overall Expectations
ECV.01 · demonstrate an understanding of the energy transformations and kinetics of chemical changes;
ECV.02 · determine energy changes for physical and chemical processes and rates of reaction, using
experimental data and calculations;
ECV.03 · demonstrate an understanding of the dependence of chemical technologies and processes on
the energetics of chemical reactions.
Specific Expectations
Understanding Basic Concepts
EC1.01 – compare the energy changes resulting from physical change, chemical reactions, and nuclear
reactions (fission and fusion);
EC1.02 – explain Hess’s law, using examples;
EC1.03 – describe, with the aid of a graph, the rate of reaction as a function of the change of
concentration of a reactant or product with respect to time; express the rate of reaction as a rate law
equation (first- or second-order reactions only); and explain the concept of half-life for a reaction;
EC1.04 – explain, using collision theory and potential energy diagrams, how factors such as temperature,
surface area, nature of reactants, catalysts, and concentration control the rate of chemical reactions;
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